http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=31945777

You just need another person to buy the ticket with you.

Return. Typical promotion price is around 1350-1600 for JAL. If I'm not mistaken this is the cheapest ticket under JAL over the past 2 years.

You are late by one day.

[Booking & Ticketing Period] 22February2010(Mon) - 19March2010(Fri)
http://www.j-horizons.com.my/temp/jal1250.html

lol, you love to spew out 'facts' aren't you.

China have 1.3 billion population and you said during CNY 1 billion of them are in the station. It tickles me to the bone.

Cool, sawanoya is my 4th option for Ryokan back then. I like the fact that it is run by the whole family, it would be fun if their english is above average or one of us can communicate in Japanese. I'll probably go for it in the future trip.

As my previous review, I would suggest anyone who want to stay at a Ryokan to take a look at Kangetsu Ryokan. http://www.kangetsu.com/sub7.htm

@RegentCid
Capsule hotels price range is around 3000 - 5000 Yen. http://www.siesta-en.com/
RM300 can get a nice ryokan already.

Congratulation Tanoshi.

A sweet name for her.

I'm planning for Hanami 2011, will make sure I have 1 day slot free to meet you guys up, most probably on a Saturday. As Sunday is very precious day for a trip.
Someone updated it with MAS some more. lol

Typically I would agree with you, but a quick check shows that, it is that expensive.

http://www.metropolitan.jp/e/stay/standard.html

And apparently, it is under JR Hotel Group or something.

Btw, bought 3 tickets to Tokyo on 9-19th December for my friends at RM949 per pax.
I will be going separately as I need to be back in Malaysia by 16th December.

Time to do the "battle plan"/itinerary again!

Wah! You keep upping the ante. From 6K to 8K to 10K. lol

So far from my experience, the minimum would be around 5-6K per week, and of course the more the better it is.
And not everyone choose to spend all the bank statement balance that they have either.

Btw, I'll be going again in December. Haven't had time to share my updates here as much as I would want to.

It does not really matter. I've had visa application approved when the statement says 10K were banked-in yesterday, the day before it was stamped and verified by the bank.

Although, I would typically use Maybank2u account, because in the online statement it does not have the balance listed on the side of it and if you print the statement the same day that you transfer the money in, it will not be listed yet. So, that would look like a clean record.

*btw, I'll be going to Tokyo next month as well. Are you going to Japan with AirAsiaX?

Read this explanation post by our fellow member.

I guess they are referring to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Monorail

1 month to go for my trip.

Use http://www.hyperdia.com/ for the transportation needs.
The budget is about right. If you want see a detailed breakdown on how much things cost in Japan, can refer to my old post.

The hotel is quite cheap 4K++ per pax per night. Your most expensive expenses would probably be the special meals and also your maiko session.

Shopping in Japan is expensive, for example a good t-shirt typically cost around 3000yen. For souvenirs, I would go to Nakano Broadway, Nakamise Street and of course Akihabara. You can also find cheap japanese souvenirs from shops like Don Quijote (its like Mydin in Malaysia but ten times the awesomeness).

I'll be leaving in 4 days as well. Still a lot to plan for my trip.

Yupp, sometimes it can be sold out for even a month, although I believe it won't be that bad in December as the weather is getting colder already. But, who knows.

It is awesome that you know how to buy tickets at Lawson as I've never tried that yet. Do you know Japanese language or follow step by step guide?

*Although sometimes, I would prefer to have non-Lawson ticket for souvenirs.

This post has been edited by heterosapiens: Dec 1 2010, 12:02 PM

Boarding in 15 minutes to Bangkok. I will be in Tokyo by Sunday morning

Please refer to our friend's post.
From the email that one of the member got from the embassy, what you said is wrong. Although, more money is always better.

Btw, just got back from Tokyo after 12 days of awesomeness.

Still too tired, just got back from a conference that I rushed back for. Will share it soon, no worries.

If your nihongo is not at least at JLPT Level 2, it is going to be very difficult to land a job in companies that uses nihongo as the main language. Since you are from banking industry, from my limited world view and knowledge, I believe your best bet would be international banks in Japan. For more info, maybe you can try to PM, few of the LYN Members in Japan such as PsyCHZZZ and tatsuyachiba.
For 12 days of my recent trip, it only cost me 14K Yen with all the travelling that I did in Tokyo. This is due to pre-planning with the guidance from :

http://www.hyperdia.com/en/
http://www.tokyo-subway.net/english/
In 2009, I actually listed this hotel as one of the accommodation target due to its beautiful onsen view, too bad we cancelled our Hakone trip. It is also recommended in the travel book - "The Rough Guide To Tokyo" but I'm not sure they allow it for private booking or not.

This post has been edited by heterosapiens: Feb 21 2011, 11:17 PM

lol, in this case, then you need to find companies that uses english as their main language. As it is going to be pretty tough to get JLPT Level 2 in 2 years. From your previous post, I sense the urgency to move to Japan like within 6 months or something, which means getting transferred within that short duration of time is sort of impossible. But if you are looking at a longer timeline, then it does sounds possible. Although, I would rather apply directly to the Japan branches instead of hoping for something uncertain like a transfer request to be approved.

*Btw, for your information - PsyCHZZZ does not work in a banking industry, and I'm not sure about tatsuyachiba, but both of them are very helpful and friendly. Worth to try to ask them.
There is one big reason why they would prefer to hire non-japanese as their staff - their company needs staff who can speak in other languages besides nihongo, especially english. For example, some IT company servicing international clients. The point is that, the language matters a LOT in hiring foreign manpower for japanese companies.

This post has been edited by heterosapiens: Feb 23 2011, 12:49 AM

Visa is NOT mandatory to enter Japan. Read PsyCHZZZ post above. Stop giving misinformation.

6pm is like 7-8pm in Malaysia
I went there for the first time in 2009, spent around 2.7K for 11 days. Note : I don't spend much on food and the costing does not included shopping. Yes, shopping in Japan is expensive in general.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...&#entry28383275
Capsule is not the cheapest paid accommodation option, in average it would cost around 3-4K Yen. Internet cafe is around half of that with unlimited free drinks.